Singing Lessons For No One

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  47. The Mixolydian Mode and Rose Apple Way 23.09.2026 27λ

  Fan Mail Portal Are you in or Near Hobart? Do you know anyone in or Near Hobart?! I'm running a workshop on October 3rd 2026, in The Derwent Valley at Molesworth Hall in Molesworth. 11am, 90 minutes of singing Fun! Tell them to come find me!!!! https://www.shelly.com.au/workshops/ In this episode we sing the Mixolydian Mode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 flat 7 8 and then we sing a little song, and sing the Mixolydian mode as the rising harmony. B Major: I think of you, every day, Dow...
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  46. Minor Pentatonic Warm up Melismas and I Better Not 24.08.2026 27λ

  Fan Mail Portal Thanks so much for listening in. Today we're warming up for a gig, and thinking about creativiy. We're singing minor pentatonic Scale in Eb Minor. Then we're gonna sing "Better Not"... Support for the Podcast is through Patreon! Thanks so much for supporting me! Thats all. I made a pretty funny film clip for this one actually. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnGw6BrhLkQ Vocals + Guitar + Keys - Shelly Brown Keys + Bass - Dan Brown Guitars - Ale...
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  45. Introduction Stories and Bad Coffee 31.07.2026 31λ

  Fan Mail Portal Thanks so much for listening. Today we talk stories about stories. About introducing a song and helping your audience breathe. Then we sing a song about Bad coffee. I'm playing Db Major, Db/Bb, Db/Ab, Db/Gb. "Bad coffee, still gets things done, In the morning light, in a dirty coffee mug". Thanks so much for lending me your ears. Take care of yourself. xx Shelly Two Episodes a Month. Coming atcha, could be anywher...
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  44. Workshops ahoy, Maybe that big old sun knows whats coming next 24.07.2026 29λ

  Fan Mail Portal Ahoy my friends, Thanks so much for tuning in. We're heading on a journey about what the workshops I lead are like, Because! I'm heading out on the road baby! I'm heading to The Northern Rivers Conservatorium in Lismore NSW, Molesworth Hall in the Derwent Valley, In TASMANIA! Callala Beach Community Centre in the South Coast, NSW, and back to Bellingen, NSW, for a fun sing to end the tour! Please check out my website if you are near any of those places! The Tour is calle...
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  43. Sea Urchins and the clarity of sea urchins 20.06.2026 24λ

  Fan Mail Portal This week we sing a classic Sea Urchin masterpiece. And then we dive deeper (see what I did there) to look at the clarity and pronunciation of words. I've got some exciting adventures coming up this year - I wonder if you're near any of them?! I'm heading to Lismore Conservatorium NSW, The Derwent Valley in TAS, Callala Bay, NSW, and Bellingen NSW. Choir and Vocal Workshops. So Much fun. I'll post some dates ASAP, - but it's in S...
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  42. Somewhere in Hallelujah of the Major and Minor 06.06.2026 24λ

  Fan Mail Portal Heya, Today we sing Somewhere in Heaven, and we play with wether that melody is Minor or Major. And then we play with Vocal Blending over Hallelujah. So fun. I mention at the end that Im going to be leading a workshop at the Melbourne Singing Event Mountain Festival in Melbourne in two very short weeks. If you're near Melbourne, come sing!!! https://www.melbournesingingevents.com/ Thats all. I made a pretty funny film clip for this one actually...
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  41. Moaning and Wailing and Platypus 18.05.2026 29λ

  Fan Mail Portal Oh me oh my, what a delight. Here is a new Episode for your earsies! We warm up in the Key of A Major, and we sing Moaning and Wailing, and then we sing a song in 5 4 about Rocky Creek. Love it! Thanks for Listening! xx Rocky creek, you're so sweet, All that rain, all that sky, Rocky creek, quiet game, Platypus oh my my CHORUS: Oh my my, oh my my, oh my my, oh my my x2 hmmm Thats all. I made a pretty funny film clip for this one actually. https...
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  40. Spin around this Earth with a Diminished Chord 15.04.2026 19λ

  Fan Mail Portal Hiya, Im running off to teach workshops and singing and schoirs at a singing and dance retreat in Byron Bay. So Fun! And Im squeezing this episode in before I go! We sing these words: With these chords: || G | % | E dim | % | | D ...
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  39. Jericho and the Dominant 7th Chord 31.03.2026 27λ

  Fan Mail Portal Oh Crumbola, I usually try to do two different jimmy jams in an Episode, but today, I was on a roll with this Jericho, couldnt stop. It was so satisfying. I hope you jimmy jams your Jammy jims. Lots of love to you out there. xx Shelly Please Support this Podcast on Patreon! It helps me keep going. Support, share, sing. Lotsa love. Shelly Thats all. I made a pretty funny film clip for this one actually. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
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  38. Procrastination and the Mixolydian Mode 15.03.2026 30λ

  Fan Mail Portal Hi there, thanks for listening! We sing about procrastination. It's all rainy and moody, and my heart says relax but my brain knows it time to sing. Off we go! We sang Procrastination in G, going up to the minor 3 chord, the 4 chord and getting to the 5 chord every now and then. Then we head on to the Mixolydian Mode. 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5. Or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, flat 7 8. I'm playing the chords C Major and Fminor. Thanks heaps for listening.&nbsp...
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  37. Velma The Moose in B Dorian 28.02.2026 25λ

  Fan Mail Portal There's a lot going on in this episode. We start in a B Dorian Scale Warm up. 1, 2, flat 3, 4, 5, 6, flat 7, 8. I'm playing a B Minor Chord. Then we head to Velma The Moose. The Chords I'm playing are B minor, E Major, F# Major. With the B Dorian Scale in harmony from the 8, the flat 7, the 5 and the flat 3. Massive thanks to Aurora Jane in Vancouver for mixing and mastering tips. So you know, you can support this podcast via...
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  36. Times Tables like you've never heard them before 16.02.2026 26λ

  Fan Mail Portal So, I was feeling down on the weekend. And so I took myself on a walk. And the more I walked, the more I found myself singing the times tables to music theory. I can't really say how I got there, but this is where we've ended up. Needless to say, I felt better after the walk. So, wether it was the fresh air, or the times tables, no one can say. In this episode, We sing the 3 times tables to the F Major scale. Ascending: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 D...
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  35. Polar Expresso and the Cycle of Fifths 26.01.2026 27λ

  Fan Mail Portal On this episode we take a little adventure to the other side of the globe. I take a "walk" around a far far away town and create a songwriting exercise using the Cycle of Fifths: F, C, G, D, A, E, B Fat Charlie Gets Drunk After Eating Blueberries And then we think of five things about a town and write a song using repetion and relaxing! Write using a land formation - a mountain, a river, a natural landscape as the theme. I wrote this song using the Cycle of Fifths&...
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  34. Set Your Love Free 30.12.2025 26λ

  Fan Mail Portal Hi end of your friends, I hope you're going ok. I love my little deadlines, but this is getting ridiculous. I hope you celebrate the ends and starts of things how you see fit and all is ok for you. Sending you lotsa love, and sweet harmonies. is this Ep we sing in F# Major, the a B Major and a C# Major. And we sing "Go inside your heart, baby, go inside your love, Set your love free". Lotsa love to you, xx Shelly Heya, If y...
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  33. I've got a gig - Warm up with me - Major Scale + Basically How to Scat 27.11.2025 30λ

  Fan Mail Portal Hi How are you?! So I begin with singing a D Major Scale over two octaves over the chords: Bmin/G and F#minor/D. I'm referencing a song by Tainui Richmond called "Turning it Over", though I don't sing his song. Do go check it out, it's cool. https://tidal.com/track/469516330/u Then I scat over the chords: BMajor to G#Minor. MY NEW SONG IS OUT TODAY ON BANDCAMP - It's called NORMAL DAY. https://shellybrown.bandcamp.com/track/normal-day The other fo...
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  32. Always Take you Instrument 30.10.2025 23λ

  Fan Mail Portal Oh October, you nearly won this round, BUT NO! Here I am! End of October! Yes! One Episode a Month is my promise to ME, and I will keep it! Yay for self inflicted goals and joys! Thank you so much for listening! Today we sing - Always Take Your Instrument A song I wrote ages ago when I was far far from home. I play the Chords G to C, then G to A minor. Thank you so much for listening and emailing and giving me stars and writing reviews. I appreciate it ...
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  31. Share you Music and Henrietta. 25.09.2025 31λ

  Fan Mail Portal Thanks so much for Listening! This Episode has my number one tip for if you are releasing music... or practising singing and taking steps with your voice. Share your Music with people who adore you, Let them appreciate your Awesome Self. in Ebminor with the Eb minor Pentatonic Scale 1 flat 3, 4, 5, flat 7, 8. Then, We head to Henrietta. I have a new EP coming out in OCT/NOVEMBER 2025, Via Bandcamp - https://shellybrown.bandcamp.com/ One of the...
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  30. Vocal Registers and Call Me for No Reason 17.08.2025 31λ

  Fan Mail Portal I've got a new song coming out called "Call me for No Reason" AUGUST 17 - 2025 it's coming out on the Bandcamp Platform. This Episode delves into where your voice would sit in a traditional Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass range, if you were singing this song. In A Major. You know I love playing harmony games, so it is more of that, but I really try to lay out the ranges of Vocal Registers. Please do head over and check out my new song. I'd be forever honou...
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  29. Hey little Earthing in the Natural Minor Warm up to get you going for the day 31.07.2025 22λ

  Fan Mail Portal I wanted to do a shorter episode for just the Vocal Warm up while you drive somewhere and you know you gotta speak and you need to warm your voice up ready to go. Singing in the G Major Key, and then moving to it's relative minor in E Minor. a Descending Relative Minor Key, or Natural Minor/Aeolian Mode, 8, b7, b6, 5, 4, b3, 2, 1. Chords: E minor and A Major And we Sing "Hey there Little Earthling, are you Earthing?" I talk about going to a Region...
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  28. Ending your Notes and You Never Let Me Down 08.07.2025 27λ

  Fan Mail Portal Heya, I wanted to work on a warm up that is a minor pentatonic descnding run, and on open vowel sounds. Then we head into a song about my chickens. Here's the words - Amin C7 You Never let me down, you always pick me up, Amin F G You never shut me out, But now you’re o...